The Clean Water Commerce Act provides an opportunity for private sector investments to efficiently reduce sediment and nutrient pollution entering Chesapeake Bay. The State is able to purchase these pollution reductions using the Bay Restoration Fund.

Conowingo Hydroelectric Generating Station is in the process of applying for a new license. Maryland is currently assessing the issues resulting from the infill of the reservoir that has caused the dam to stop trapping nutrient and sediment pollution.

Maryland's Water Quality Trading Program provides cost-effective solutions to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution by allowing the generating and selling of nutrient credits in the State marketplace .